Improvement in porters  boxes



HQ BA R M A N Pnr'ers Boxes.,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC BARMAN, OF PORTLANDLOREGON.

IMPROVEMENT IN PORTERS BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,888, datedSeptember 16, 1873; application led May 21, 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAc BARMAN, of Portland, in the county ofMultnomah and State of Oregon,have invented a new andlmproved PortersBox; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing forming part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in a box for the use of the porterin stores, warehouses, and similar establishments. The object of the boxis to provide a convenient place for the tools and materials used by himin his work.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a front Viewwith the door let down; and Fig. 3 is a rear View.

A and B are pots for ink. One of these is used for ordinary black ink,the other may be used for white ink or paint, which is often used formarking iron. C is a distributingdish, upon which the stencil-brush maybe rubbed after being dipped in the ink. This dish and the markingpotscan be removed, it' necessary. Between the pots and the dish are twoopenings in the top of the box a e. These are to place the brushes inafter using. They can thus be kept clean,and the hands are not soiled inusing them. D E F G are four movable boxes, placed next to themarking-pots. These boxes are for nails of different sizes, D and Ebeing each provided with two small compartments for tacks and screws.Next to these boxes is a case, H, divided in alphabetical order intwenty-six compartments. This is for stencil-plates,which,being thusarranged, are always ready for immediate use. I is a grindstone, placedin the corner of the box, which ena-bles theporter to sharpen his toolswithout danger 4of their being displaced. When not in use, the handle:may be removed. The remaining compartment J, in the top of the box, isused for receipt-books. On the right-hand side of the box, near the top,is a pocket, L, which contains cards. Near this, on the same side, is arack, b, for tools or brushes. On the lefthand side is a similar rack,b. Between the upper and lower casings ofthe box is an open space, M andN. This space may be used for large stencils. On the right-hand side ofthe box is a door, O, which opens into a compartment,S,in the backinterior of the box. This space may be used for the larger tools used bythe porter. The front door P opens into a compartment, T, in the frontinterior of the box. This space is divided in compartments suitable forkeeping books, paper, ink, twine, &e. In one ot' these compartments is abell, the handle of which projects through the top of the box. This bellis used for calling the porter. The cushion p,on the inside ot' the doorP, is used for packing-needles. v The whole box is mounted upon strongcasters, It R R, by means of which it may be moved to any part of thestore.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The porters7 box, constructed as described, with the compartments D, E,F, G, S, and T for nails, compartments H for stencils, pots A and B forink, with distributing-dish C for stencilbrush, as and for the purposesspecified.

ISA AC BARMAN.

Witnesses BYRON Z. HOLMES, S. BAUM.

